biān bian

side; edge; border

HSK 2 #316

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 316th character
Radical ⾡ (162.2)
Strokes 5
Index # 337
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

边 biān
  1. 1. side
  2. 2. edge
  3. 3. border
  4. 4. boundary
  5. 5. margin
  6. 6. simultaneously
  7. 7. CL
边 bian
  1. 1. suffix of a noun of locality

Stroke order

边 stroke order diagram
边 stroke order animation

Words containing 边

Word Meaning
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin
erhua variant of hòu bian
to garrison the border; to guard the frontier
(Cantonese) to eat hot pot; hot pot
to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)
relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
erhua variant of āi biān
to curl (at the edge); hem; to hem
to keep saying (sth) over and over
can't make head or tail of; irrelevant
to help develop the border areas
erhua variant of páng biān
to be likely to succeed; to be likely or possible
erhua variant of dōng bian
spouse; partner; the person who shares your bed
bedtime story
Linpien township in Pingtung County píng dōng xiàn, Taiwan
Linpien township in Pingtung County píng dōng xiàn, Taiwan
Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier
regular hexagon
also written máo biān
along the border; close to the border
to trim (border with braid, tape etc)
to avoid getting involved; fig. to keep out of trouble
to avoid getting involved; fig. to keep out of trouble